Poll shows Brownback Iowa support at 2.5 percent

Sam Brownback[(Des Moines Register) Giuliani leads GOP pack in Iowa, survey finds:][1] Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads the field of prospective Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, according to a poll of likely GOP caucus-goers published Tuesday. ... Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee received 6.5 percent, followed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 4.5 percent, Virginia Sen. George Allen with 3.5 percent, New York Gov. George Pataki with 3.3 percent, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, each with 2.5 percent.[(Houston Chronicle commentary) Lacks initiative:][2] Last month, the Sudan government's attacks on civilians of sub-Saharan descent were worse than at any time since they began in 2003. They are worse even than two years ago, when Congress declared the killings in Darfur a genocide. ... Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, doesn't have a lot of Sudanese in his state. But he has been one of Congress' leaders on Darfur. "He is a man of faith," Bell said, "and he actually backs up his faith with consistent policy."Pat Roberts[(BBC) US food supply 'vulnerable to attack':][3] Kansas State University is about to open a $50m Biosecurity Research Institute that will look at threats to agriculture - both natural and from extremists. ... Kansas State University is bidding to be the home for a new federal bio- and agro-defence facility, a project that comes with $500m in government funding. To secure such projects you need a big hitter in Washington - and Kansas has Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. He believes tackling agro-terrorism is part of the global war on terror. Jerry Moran[(Topeka Capital-Journal) Moran promotes renewable sources:][4] U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran on Tuesday counted terrorism among top reasons for the United States to increase its thrust toward renewable energy. "This is no longer just about economic development," said the five-term congressman, who said his first exposure to alternative energy came from farmers in his district seeking new income sources from crops. Through its dependence on foreign oil, America is funding its own opposition among terrorists living in the Middle East, Moran said during a news conference Tuesday. That is what happens, he said, when this country pumps "billions of dollars" into countries with terrorist organizations.How to contact As always, you can find information to contact members of the Kansas congressional delegation [here.][5] [1]: http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/NEWS09/608230368/1001 [2]: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/4134740.html [3]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5274022.stm?ls [4]: http://cjonline.com/stories/082306/kan_renewable.shtml [5]: http://ljworld.com/extra/where_to_write.html#fed